Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-18
sun STROKE.
Numerous Cases Reported
from Chicago
AND OTHER EASTERN CITIES.
A Wall Going up from the East
Against the Fierceness of
Old SOl's Attacks.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE hot weather
OF Saturday was intensified to-day
and there was much suffering through
out the city from 8 O'Clock this morn
ing until this afternoon. The mer-
curry ranged from 90 to 102, and the
records of the police department for
to-day show that not less than forty
five persons were stricken down, Of
which number eighteen have already
died. Saturdays list was appalling,
the total number of cases cared for by
the police department was over 100
of which thirty have proved fatal.
When the complete record is made
it will be unprecedented in the history
of the city. Such a degree of heat
has not been experienced in this city
for thirty years. At 10 O'Clock to-
night however, the temperature has
dropped to 70 degrees.
THE NIGHT REPORT.
At IL O'Clock tonight the latest re-
turns show that 81 persons have died
either in or on their way to various
hospitals in the city since Saturday
morning. These deaths were all the
direct result of sunstroke or heat pros
tration. A number of the patients
in the hospital are in state of coma
tonight and the doctors consider their
cases hopeless. At the county hos
pital the doctors and nurses have been
working for hours. The crush far ex-
ceeds that following the Hay Market
riot.
THE HOTTEST on RECORD.
CHICAGO, July IA News Pekin,
Illinois, special says: -Four deaths
occurred in this city and vicinity to-
day caused by the intense heat, which
registered 103 degrees in the shade
the hottest on record"
WITHOUT PARALLEL.
CHICAGO, July i7.-An Inter- Ocean
special from Chinoa, Illinois, says that
the mercury to-day registered l06 de-
grees in the shade at 3 p. NJ. This hot
spell has been without parallel, and
for six days the mercury has ranged
above 100. Tonight at s 80 it is a.
No fatal prostrations are reported.
PHILADELPHIA PUNISHMENT.
PHILADELPHIA, July 17.-With a
single exception. July s, 1876, to-day
has been the hottest for over thirty
wears. AT o'clock this afternoon the
thermometer registered 102 degrees in
the shade, being just one degree lower
than that of July 8, 1876, and one and
ene-quarter degrees greater than yes
terday. Up to a late hour tonight
about thirty cases of sunstroke were
reported, fourteen of which resulted
fatally.
PROsTRATIONs AT PITTsBuRG.
PrrTsBuRG, July 17.-This was the
hottest and at the same time the dry
est Sunday ever known here. For
several hours to-day the thermometer
registered 10l degrees in tho shade,
the highest point it has reached this
year. Six fatal cases of smstr roke
and fully Il score OF prc.r,..rations were
reported, A lumber of sudden
5s.taths were also recorded, which may
be charged to the torrid spell.
SEVERE AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, July 17.--This city wa,
visited by another day of torrid
hea.t and the suffering was very
great. The thermoneter on the stree
registered l04 degrees in the
shade and II fatal cases CT sunstroke
and Is prostrations were reported.
CINCINNATI CASUALTIES.
CINcISEATI, July 17.--There were
reported up to midnight 4S cases OF
slnstroke in the city to-day, Of which
Is were fatal, and at midnight there
were numerous additional calls for the
patrol wagons for new cases. The
people tonight are standing, sitting,
and even sleeping on the sidewalks
and tire hospitals are filling up with
patients.
ITEMS FROM INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 1.-THE heat
here was intense to-day, the maxi
mum by the Signal Service thermom-
eter showing 100 4-10, a record which
has not been equalled since 1881. Four
cases of prostration occurred, two of
which resulted fatally.
CONvICTS OVERCOME.
JOLIET, ILL.,, July 17.-Fourteen con-
victs at the prison were overcome by
the heat to-day, and two died. The
registered 100 degrees at
daybreak this morning, and l13 de-
grees in the middle of the day. The
heat is simply terrific.
A CATASTROPHE AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, o., July 1.-THE ther-
in Cleveland registered 95
degrees at 3 o'clock to-day, which is
the highest point reached here since
the hot season began. One case
proved fatal.
DETROIT DETAILS.
DETROIT, Mich, July 17.-At Kala-
mazoo three cases of sunstrOke were
to-day, one of which proved